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2025 in Review: Milestones, Leadership and Challenges Redefine India’s Bureaucratic Landscape

From Glass Ceilings to Governance Challenges: How 2025 Reshaped India’s Administrative Landscape

1 January 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

In 2025, India’s bureaucracy saw historic firsts in leadership, managed massive national events, advanced conservation, and marked UPSC’s centenary, while...

IPS

From CID Chief to Police Head: Who Is IPS KLN Rao? Senior Officer Appointed Interim Gujarat DGP as Vikas Sahay’s Extended Tenure Ends

1 January 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Dr Rao formally assumed charge as interim DGP during a ceremony held at Police Bhavan, Gandhinagar, where...

Bureaucracy News

Who Is Nandini Chakraborty? IAS Officer Creates History as First Woman Chief Secretary of West Bengal

31 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

West Bengal Gets First Woman Chief Secretary in Nandini Chakraborty. Her appointment reflects both seniority...

Bureaucracy News

IPS Sadanand Date: The Policeman Who Rose From Humble Beginnings to Lead Maharashtra Police

31 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Mr Date Appointed Maharashtra DGP as Rashmi Shukla Retires. He Recently Repatriated to His Home Cadre...

Bureaucracy News

From Vigilance Bureau to DGP: Who Is Ajay Singhal? Senior Officer Appointed as Regular DGP of Haryana, Succeeds OP Singh

31 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Being the senior-most IPS officer in the Haryana cadre, Mr Singhal’s appointment reflects the state government’s...

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Centre Directs IAS Officers to Submit Property Details on Time or Face Disciplinary Action

26 December 2025

Explained: MP IAS Officers Spark Controversy Over National Water Award Amid AI Allegations - Khandwa Administration Responds

29 December 2025

ACC Clears Major Senior-Level Bureaucratic Reshuffle; Key Secretary and Additional Secretary Appointments, Aneeta C Meshram to President’s Secretariat

30 December 2025

Videos

A President, a Teacher, a Father Figure: Venu Rajamony on Working with Pranab Mukherjee

29 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

From Newsroom to The Hague: The Many Lives of Diplomat Venu Rajamony

25 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

When Numbers Guide Governance: The Story of ICAS Officer Shakeel Maqbool

15 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

UP Government Promotes 50 IPS Officers: Tarun Gaba (Lucknow) & Praveen Kumar (Ayodhya) Elevated to ADG

1 January 2026

West Bengal Govt Reshuffles IAS Officers After Nandini Chakraborty Becomes Chief Secretary; Barun Kumar Ray Gets Tourism Dept

1 January 2026

On Retirement Day, Former Bihar DGP Alok Raj Appointed Chairman of Bihar Staff Selection Commission | Career & Experience

1 January 2026

Former Chief Secretary IAS Manoj Pant Appointed Principal Secretary to West Bengal Chief Minister | Career & Experience

31 December 2025

Who Is Nandini Chakraborty? IAS Officer Creates History as First Woman Chief Secretary of West Bengal

31 December 2025

Who Is IFS Sripriya Ranganathan? Senior Ambassador Appointed Secretary (CPV & OIA) in MEA

31 December 2025

PSU News

HPCL Appoints Ved Prakash Verma as Chief Vigilance Officer to Strengthen Governance and Compliance

1 January 2026

Leadership Updates: ONGC Appoints Ms Shelly Srivastava as Chief Vigilance Officer Till November 2027

1 January 2026

RITES Gets New Chief Vigilance Officer as Vinod Kumar Sharma Appointed for Delhi-NCR Region

1 January 2026

IGL Cuts Domestic PNG Prices by Rs 0.70 per SCM for Delhi-NCR Households from January 2026

31 December 2025

NBCC Wins Rs 57.19 Crore Orders from Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti for School Infrastructure Projects

31 December 2025

IRCON Appoints Sudhir Singh as Director Projects to Strengthen Railway and Infrastructure Projects

31 December 2025

NHPC Limited Strengthens Leadership with Key Senior Management Transitions Ahead of 2026

31 December 2025

NRDC Inaugurates Systems Engineering Facility on 72nd Foundation Day to Boost Deep-Tech Commercialisation

31 December 2025

Defence News

INS Vagsheer Commissioned: Know Capabilities, Strategic Importance and Role in India’s Naval Power

1 January 2026

Explained: The Strategic Logic Behind India’s SPICE-1000 Purchase Despite Progress on DRDO’s Gaurav Glide Bomb

1 January 2026

Indian Navy Accelerates Indigenous TEDBF Programme, Eyes CCS Approval and AMCA Consortium for Next-Gen Carrier Fighters

1 January 2026

What Is Krasukha-2 EW System? and How It Can Protect S-400 Air Defence Without Firing a Shot

1 January 2026

Judiciary News

Telangana High Court Sets Aside CAT Relief to IPS Officers, Restores Centre’s Disciplinary Proceedings

31 December 2025

Freedom of Speech Is Not Absolute’: Punjab and Haryana High Court Denies Relief to Lawyer Booked for Caste-Based Public Speech

31 December 2025

Late-Night Intervention: Bombay High Court Restrains BMC From Deploying Court Staff for Election Duty After Emergency Hearing

31 December 2025

High Court Tightens the Noose on Corruption, Rejects Sanction Shield for Ex-IAS Officer Pooja Singhal

30 December 2025

Opinion

A Virtual Minister or Bureaucrat : The New Governance

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

Moving into AI Age: Guiding the Disruption

Anurag Goel

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

From Hostels to Headlines: How Persistence Turned Aspirants into India’s Future Leaders (2021-2024)

31 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Not perfection, but persistence—four UPSC Rank 1 toppers reveal how setbacks, silence, and self-belief...

Failures, Fear, and Triumph: The Untold Journeys of India’s Youngest UPSC Rank 1 IAS Toppers (2016–2020)

30 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Discover the journeys of UPSC Rank 1 toppers—Durishetty Anudeep, Nandini KR, Kanishka Kataria, Pradeep...

Five UPSC Rank 1 Toppers, Five Different Paths: How IAS Officers from 2011–2015 Found Their Way

29 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

Discover the journeys of UPSC Rank 1 toppers from 2011 to 2015—Shena Aggarwal, Haritha V Kumar, Gaurav...

Social Media

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

IFS Officer Shares Video of Tiger Reserve Guide’s Leaf-Whistling Talent, Internet Tries to Guess the Tune

17 November 2025

Jaldapara National Park Guide Shows Extraordinary Leaf-Whistling Skills, Goes Viral

Book Reviews

Celebrating Jane Austen: Her Timeless Legacy and Indian Connection

28 December 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Jane Austen’s novels, celebrated for wit and ethics, continue to influence readers worldwide, including...

Charlie’s Boys: A St Columba Memoir That Chronicles Delhi’s Lost Schoolboy Era

19 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A window into middle-class Delhi of the 1970s–80s—power cuts, Ambassador cars, banned Coca-Cola, and...

Part 2: The Legacy of Pratap & Vir Pratap: A Powerful Chronicle of Punjab’s Freedom-Era Journalism

16 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

This review revisits Bhagat Singh, Gandhi and the defiant legacy of Pratap, uncovering lesser-known nuances...